A cultural history of the last forty years, The Age of American Unreason focuses on the convergence of social forces-usually treated as separate entities-that has created a perfect storm of anti-rationalism. These include the upsurge of religious fundamentalism, with more political power today than ever before; the failure of public education to create an informed citizenry; and the triumph of video over print culture. Sparing neither the right nor the left, Jacoby asserts that Americans today have embraced a universe of �junk thought� that makes almost no effort to separate fact from opinion.
Authors
Susan Jacoby
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- Release Date: 2009-02-10
- Publisher: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781400096381
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